The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-19
In the House.

In the House to-day the fight of last FIJI
day over the Marietta and North Georgia
railroad was renewed, on the motion of Mr..
Howell, of Fulton, to reconsider the action
refusing to recOmmit. The friends of the
bill, which proposes to let this road i'll to
Atlanta from Marietta, make this fight as a
last hope. Messls. Howell and Well of
Fulton, made almost a lone struggle for it.
Mr.. We'll said the purpose was
to run the road from Knoxville
TO Atlanta He answered the objection that
the road was 1.-THE child of the legislature
and said that the State had extended its aid
to half dozen other railroads. The duty of
the Legislature was not simply to guard the
interest of the State road to have
a corner i'll railroad, but to
guard the interests of the whole
people of the State. The Marietta and
North Georgia railroad did not ask further
aid of the State. 1t had ample capital He
named the East Tennessee road, to which
the State had granted a charter and said
that it did not kill the State road. The
credit of the State was based on the honesty
of its people and not on the State road. If
there are Objectionable features i'll the bill
strike them out, but don't kill
the baby in its swaddling clothes.
FAIR PLAY ASKED.
Give us tho same rights you give other
roads He had voted for the Augusta and
business from the State road because he
thought it was right and due to to the peo-
pie who asked it. A railroad from Atlanta
to Knoxville would be a railroad
indeed, not n little one-horse concern
such as had been aided by the
State in other instances. He insisted that
the State would make by this road more in
taxes than the State road would lose by it,
All that he asked was fair treatment and
consideration for the bill-a hearing in
court for it-and that he intended to have
He commented on the thin committee
meeting which ordered an advance report
on the bill. If, after u fair hearing. the
charter ought not to be granted, don't
grant it,
Mr.. Arnheim contended that "ths rail
road had had its day in COURT He re-
counted the history of the bill i'll its several
stages i'll the House and in the Railroad
Committee and its subcommittee, the vari-
Gus amendments that had been proposed
He insisted that the Legislature should act
in regard to this matter as man would
with his own property.
ALUsTY BABY.
Referring to the comparison of the road
TO a babe he said it would be a baby lusty
enough TO digest the whole State of Georgia.
1t would have the Western and Atlantic,
the East Tennessee and the Georgia Pacific
at its mercy. He asked, can we bow in
humble Difference to the gentlemen of the
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
and complained of their activity
in support of the bill He made a vigorous
and telling speech, accompanied with mini
icry and pantomime In opposition to the
motion TO reconsider, Mr. Howell said the
question is not one that affects alone the in
terests of the city of Atlanta, IL affects the
interest of the whole State. He plead for
careful consideration of the ques.
from the people before the slaughtering Of
the bill. He said the policy of the State was
opposition TO monopolies The representa-.
tives here were no more trustees for the
State road than for any other road
in the State. Nearly all the mem
bers present would vote a charter
for railroad competing with any Other
road in the State, and all that he asked was
the same treatment for this road. If time
were allwed TO hear from the people of the
State he would bring i'll such an endorse
USent of this road as was never before given
to any road in Georgia.
DUTY.
It was the duty of the legislature before
passing finally upon this measure, TO give
Its advocates and the people an opportunity
TO be heard from. He criticised Mr. Arm
helms assertion that the representatives of
the road were heard from in the committees
nc odlu tUru y IleeLllB Ol IIe DuS1leS men
of Atlanta haj been called to-day to con
slider the question, and he was willing
that that meeting should speak for Atlanta.
He wanted time to give not only the Rail
road Company but the people time TO be
heard from. Had the Legislature forty
years ago established the policy OF mouop-
oly now insisted on, i;,stead of the prosper.
Gus and progressive condition of North
Georgia to-day. the same conditions which
then existed would haze continued 10 exist
The same argument was made against the
Richmond and DaDville charter and the
East Tennessee charter as was made against
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